Pennsylvania Democratic Party

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the US state of Pennsylvania. The party was largely in control of Pennsylvania politics until the Pennsylvania Democrat James Buchanan left the presidency in 1860; for much of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Democrats were largely out of power. The party experienced regrowth during the early 20th century as the result of the New Deal, and the party had strong support in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas for several years. It controlled the mayor's office of Philadelphia from 1952 and Pittsburgh from 1933, holding power in both cities for the better half of a hundred years. The party also came to hold most of the statewide offices during the 21st century.